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''Recorded mintage:'' 5,000 (lowest mintage date).
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 5,000 (lowest mintage date).
  
''Specification:'' 25 g, .500 fine silver, reeded edge.  
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''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.500 fine silver, reeded edge.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 218.1.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 218.1.  

Revision as of 18:23, 24 February 2024

File:Peru 1933 sol obv 600.jpg
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This sol was struck in Lima in 1924-25, 1930-35 for Peru. This billon coin replaced a 0.900 fine silver one sol struck in large numbers 1865-1916. In 1935, all silver was removed from the coinage.

Recorded mintage: 5,000 (lowest mintage date).

Specification: 25 g, 0.500 fine silver, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 218.1.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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